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Object Number
07-7-20/C4986
Display Title
Broken shell - possibly trumpet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell trumpet?, highly worn, polished spiral
Classification
- Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Yucatan
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chichen Itza
Intrasite
Sacred Cenote
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 9.8 x 9.2 cm (9 1/16 x 3 7/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
C4986
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